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Prince George municipal workers have issued 72-hour strike notice and are gearing up for job action, according to CUPE 399 and 1048 presidents Gary Campbell and Janet Bigelow. “After months of negotiations the city is still refusing to adjust their mandate. This is our last option,” said CUPE 399 president Gary Campbell, in a press release. “Throughout this process the city has continuously disrespected front line workers while still being able to find funding for numerous...

The Prince George RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating a man wanted for apparently seriously assaulting three people last week. Early Friday morning, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a fight outside Alibis bar on the corner of First Avenue and Dominion Street. Officers attended and found that a man had assaulted two other men and a woman before fleeing the scene. All three were transported by the BC Ambulance Service to the University Hospital of Northern BC...

Jeff Nagel Black Press The Sensible BC campaign to spark the decriminalization of marijuana in B.C. is officially up in smoke after falling short of its goal. Pot activists got 210,000 signatures or about two-thirds of the 300,000 needed – 10 per cent of voters in all 85 B.C. ridings – for their initiative petition to potentially trigger a referendum. They had aimed for a target of 450,000 to provide a buffer against disqualified signatures. “It’s a pretty remarkable...

The city’s revenue-quest will focus on secondary suites Wednesday evening. City staff is recommending approval of a new bylaw that, if passed, would see owners of secondary suites charged. The new fee is over-and-above the $155 business licence that owners of secondary suites will soon have to pay. If the new bylaw is passed, the owner of a registered and licenced secondary suite will pay $400 per year, which includes the $155 business licence fee. To be registered and licenced, a homeowner...

VICTORIA – The federal government stepped up its sales pitch for new pipelines to the B.C. coast last week, as it prepares for the imminent release of the federal review panel’s report on the feasibility of the Enbridge Northern Gateway project. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver arrived in Vancouver to release an expert panel’s report on the current state of tanker safety on the West Coast. It was the first of two reports that tell the Stephen Harper...

CNC is hosting DigiTalks North on February 1, 2014, a trade show for local technology providers. “The concept is to connect local businesses to local technology providers, and provide an opportunity for small and medium businesses to attend a variety of workshops on different types of technologies, all for free,” said Zelda Craig, Industry Liaison at the College of New Caledonia, in a press release. There will be no cost to have a booth at the trade show, but because space is limited,...

The Northern Women’s Forum is hosting the 11th annual Chili Blanket event Saturday, December 14. The event is “a call for our community to stand against the further erosion of our social programs, health care, education, our human rights, our economic infrastructure in the North, and against the “poverty pipeline” in B.C.” Organizers invite others to stand up for the struggle to gain measures that support the right of all Canadians to the basic requirements of food, clothing,...

The Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre once again partnering with the local Salvation Army to ensure the holiday season is memorable for everyone in Prince George. During the month of December, anyone can stop by the Northern Sports Centre and gain free admission by making a donation to the Salvation Army. “To be able to provide the community of Prince George with an opportunity to stay active during the busy holiday season, while simultaneously supporting a local charity like The Salvation...